Durov, who holds French and UAE passports and has lived outside Russia for years, called the case politically motivated. The Kremlin frequently targets its political enemies on charges of supporting "terrorism" or "extremism".

Russia’s main domestic security agency says the founder of the messaging app Telegram has been charged with aiding terrorism and put on an international wanted list.

Né en Russie et naturalisé français, Pavel Durov est recherché par les autorités russes pour complicité de « terrorisme », a indiqué le FSB